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Homme Indigo
The interesting decision in Kenzo Homme Indigo Eau de Parfum is putting iris at the front of a masculine fragrance, where it is still a comparatively rare sight. Iris is cool, grey and dry, closer to face powder and damp stone than to a flower, and it sets the temperature of the whole scent before anything warm arrives. What follows is a base of three materials that could not be more different in character. Leather is dry here rather than polished, with a faint smokiness to it. Sandalwood is the soft one, creamy and smooth and slightly sweet, and it is what makes the fragrance comfortable. Akigalawood is the modern element: peppery, dry and a little smoky, with a spiced edge that keeps the whole thing from settling into something too familiar.
Four materials in all, which is short, but the structure is clear and the progression from cool powder through hide to dry spice is easy enough to follow. At eau de parfum strength expect seven hours or more, moderate in projection to begin with and then a close, peppery drydown. It reads masculine, it belongs to autumn and winter more than to summer, and it suits work, evenings and formal company. Iris rewards restraint, so one spray is plenty of it. Dated 2025, it sits in the Homme line as the dry, powdery alternative to the more straightforward entries in the range.
Kenzo began as a Paris fashion house in 1970, founded by the Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, whose Galerie Vivienne shop opened with a jungle theme. It is part of LVMH, which lists Kenzo Parfums as its own business alongside the fashion side, so the fragrance is developed inside the group rather than put out to licence.
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